Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 668915
setfacl does not update ctime when changing file permission on ext3/4
Last modified: 2014-04-14 03:35:51 EDT
Description of problem: setfacl does not update ctime when changing file permission on ext3/4 Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): RHEL6 GA (2.6.32-71.el6) How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: # touch aaa # stat -c %Z aaa 1275289822 # setfacl -m 'u::x,g::x,o::x' aaa # stat -c %Z aaa 1275289822 <- unchanged Actual results: ctime is not updated after setfacl Expected results: ctime is updated after setfacl Additional info: These two issues are already fixed in upstream: ・ext3: update ctime when changing the file's permission by setfacl http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=30e2bab2d6e22188c6d36a09cdcffb4748d2dbe5 - This problem is solved on ext4 by the following patch file merged in kernel-2.6.36. ・ext4: update ctime when changing the file's permission by setfacl http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=c6ac12a6159c802ae8b757dd13563564e64333df
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Patch(es) available on kernel-2.6.32-112.el6
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem described in this bug report. This report is therefore being closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files, please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report if the solution does not work for you. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0542.html